Job Description

Job Requirements

What are the MINIMUM job requirements and preferred qualifications

• Must speak Japanese and/or English with Bilingual preferred.
• Prefer applicants who are currently residing in Japan, but will consider Japanese nationals moving back to Japan or non-Japanese who plan to reside permanently in Japan.
• Can sponsor, but prefer applicants who have a work visa or Japanese nationals who do not rneed a visa.
• A BS degree or higher is preferred. Normal work hours are M-F from 0900 to 1800.

Job Description

Job Description
Hawaii International Environmental Services was founded in 1993 in Kailua, Hawaii on the Island of Oahu. The Kawasaki Branch office here in Japan was started in 1998. Most of our work is related to environmental compliance. We conduct natural and cultural resource surveys and prepare/update management plans. We also perform hazardous material surveys including those for building materials and associated sampling and report preparation. We also update compliance plans like Drinking Water Monitoring Plans, Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans, and a variety of other environmental management plans.  Some of our projects require GIS and AutoCAD capabilities. For entry level new hires, we will provide training for projects that require monitoring, sampling and other specific field work. Our projects are mostly on US military bases and so field work can be from northern Japan to southwestern Japan, although mostly in the Kanto Area and some projects in Okinawa. So being willing to travel for a week or two off and on is needed.

Benefits
Benefits for full time hires include the typical ones like health insurance and pension where the company pays a portion. If we do well and make a profit, full time employees who have been with us for a year or more will be given a bonus that will depend on how well we did. Some years we do not have a bonus and so it is not guaranteed. We do pay for transportation to and from the office.

Job Requirements

Good writing and computer skills are preferred. We use a number of computer programs and applicants will need to be able to use Microsoft Office and Adobe software.

We do not have strict language skill requirements for entry level employees, but for senior level they must be excellent technical writers using the English Language. Sometimes our reports must be in both Japanese and English and so being at the native level in Japanese can be helpful at times.

We are primarily seeking people currently located and legally residing in Japan. We can help with visa renewals and sponsorship.

We have a few different positions we are looking to fill. A sampling technician who would have to have at least a high school degree; an entry level Environmental Scientist who would have to have a bachelors degree in sciences such as geology, biology, archaeology or chemistry. The entry level scientist could be right out of college or have up to a couple years experience doing similar related work to what we do. Then we also have an opening for a mid-level Environmental Scientist who would need to have more than 5 years experience doing consulting/engineering work similar to what we are doing.

We typically work from 0900 to 1800 Monday through Friday. We are flexible though, and depending on the situation can allow various work hours to accommodate our personnel. Holidays vary and sometimes we take off on US holidays, but we also let our Japanese employees off on some Japanese holidays.

You can visit our web site for a little more information.

Location

210-0852, Kanagawa, Kawasaki, 18

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